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The Trump administration is eyeing a change in how gross domestic product (GDP) is measured in the wake of federal spending cuts. On Sunday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik told Fox News that the Trump administration may split government spending from GDP. He said, “You know that governments...
It adds to the budget deficit and the federal debt. And timing is critical. If the economy has already bottomed out and begun to recover by the time checks go out in May or June, the extra money could drive up inflation. Tax breaks for business What's the p...
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“If the network effects are sufficiently strong, or if there is a large enough group of Bitcoiners who will accept Bitcoin no matter what, then these policies will not work.” Moreover, Bitcoin isn’t the only possible constraint on permanent primary deficits. There are other “alternatives”...
The world economy is reaching what has been called “Limits to Growth.” Figure 1. Chart made by Gail Tverberg showing the general pattern of secular cycles based on information given in the book Secular Cycles. Economies throughout the ages have grown until their populations grew too large ...
Wait Until 2025 To Make Large Capital Expenditures Accountant Gary Massey also pointed out the business implications of 100% bonus depreciation. “Renewed bonus depreciation would allow for the write-off of fixed assets in the year they are acquired. “I am telling my small business clients to...
Financial institutions are required to maintain interest-bearing accounts atFederal Reservebanks to ensure they have enough money to cover depositors' withdrawals and other obligations. Any money in their reserve that exceeds the required level is available for lending to other banks that might have a...
In a January memo, he noted that the partisan gaps seen on consumer expectations during the Biden and Trump administrations were roughly twice as large as they’d been during the Obama and George W. Bush presidencies. “This situation is likely to encourage poor decisions by consumers and ...